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Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 83: SCHOOLS/CHARTER: Provides relative to the conversion of preexisting schools into charter schools

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 83 is a bill introduced in the Louisiana House on February 4, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: SCHOOLS/CHARTER: Provides relative to the conversion of preexisting schools into charter schools. Primary sponsor: Michael Echols (Republican). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (March 9, 2026): Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Michael EcholsPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse14
Stewart CatheyCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate33

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
  2. First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/6/2026.
  3. Prefiled.
  4. Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Education.

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source